Discovery Podcast
Explorations in the world of science.
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The Gagarin Legacy
Mon 11 Apr 2011
In a special edition, the 成人快手's Discovery programme marks the 50th anniversary of the world's first manned space flight
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Caught In The Web
Wed 23 Mar 2011
Vera Frankl investigates 'Internet Addiction', talking to web users and experts from the UK, USA and China.
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Memristors
Tue 15 Mar 2011
Memristors - the next stage in computer technology, offering faster computing and vastly increased memory.
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Artificial Meat
Tue 8 Mar 2011
Would you eat artificial meat, grown in a lab? Geoff Watts investigates.
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Fixing the Nitrogen Fix—Can Chemistry Save The World?
Wed 2 Mar 2011
2/2 Chemistry's reputation is not always good. Roland Pease asks if chemistry can change its profile and be seen to be green.
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Episode 1—Can Chemistry Save The World?
Wed 23 Feb 2011
1/2 Chemistry's reputation is not always good. Roland Pease asks if chemistry can change its profile and be seen to be green.
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Last Chance To Fly The Space Shuttle
Tue 15 Feb 2011
As NASA prepares for the final flight of the Space Shuttle program, astronaut Jeff Hoffman looks back on its 30 year history.
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Honey - The Golden Treasure
Tue 8 Feb 2011
Dr Adam Hart explores the remarkable properties of honey, from its basic chemistry to the biological processes that create it.
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Episode 3—Thin Air
Wed 2 Feb 2011
3/3 We not only live in the atmosphere, we live because of it. It is a transformer and a protector, though ultimately also a poison.
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Episode 2—Thin Air
Wed 26 Jan 2011
2/3 We not only live in the atmosphere, we live because of it. It is a transformer and a protector, though ultimately also a poison.
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Episode 1—Thin Air
Wed 19 Jan 2011
1/3 We not only live in the atmosphere, we live because of it. It is a transformer and a protector, though ultimately also a poison.
Space
The eclipses, spacecraft and astronauts changing our view of the Universe